New bits, if I had one thing I would like to improve on the car, a little earlier spool would be a big improvement to the drive ability of the car.
Apex-i... ahh, whatever. Japan exhausts are never that big, this one is like 2 5/8", but it will be a big improvement over the factory exhaust, that looks like press bent 2" pipe. But, apexi, to match the cat back. For DSM, lots of exhaust options, for Evo 1-3, Japan only options. I have a MAP front pipe on the 6, but they don't make anything for the 1-3... not many American companies do.
Originally I ordered an autobahn88 turbo elbow. Waited a couple weeks, didn't hear anything. Emailed them. Didn't hear anything for another week, emailed them again. Another week, 4th email to find that it was out of stock / production. So, bit the bullet and got a JMFab turbo elbow. I emailed JMF and asked if they had any promotions going on, if they would use someone other than UPS to ship, and they basically said not at this time.
Found that Map was having a 10% customer appreciation sale or something. That code wouldn't work for the front pipe so I emailed them to see if there were any other promotions, so they gave me another 10% off thing, and ship with Fedex. In total, saved like 40$ or something sending some emails.
Yesterday, received an email from UPS about a shipment. Oh no. Disaster. MAP must have drop shipped directly from JMF, and just ate the extra UPS cost. Showed up today and customs / duties / brokerage was only 30$, so that isn't so bad.
But dang, check out that bit of pipe.
Was also bored, trolling RHDJapan, ended up ordering some more stuff.
Cusco underbody brace. I am amazed the car didn't have that already. It seems like it has every bit of bracing you can buy, but no underbody brace. Also, where available, the PO seemed to really like Cusco bits. So, I thought I would continue that trend.
When i was ordering that, I also found this Cusco brake stay, thought ah, uckfay it may as well. I will be putting Brembos on the car, so maybe this is a good preemptive move.
And, skateboard bearing bushings arent a thing for the 1-3, these were cheap and combined shipping, cool bit of kit. And it has some short throw, that I am hoping is adjustable because it is too short lol.
You can see the pathetic stock pipe here.
Last time I was home I also literally gave the underneath a sponge bath, very happy with how clean it is under here.
Also, I was wondering what that ready rod was for, and realized the car probably had a rear diffusor at some time. Evidence: ready rod, spongey foam tape, hacked off tow hook. E3vo currently has a pretty good parts pile going.
